Had black, gone white and wow

macrumors 6502a

Decided 16gb (bought at launch sim free) wasn't enough space on my iPhone and I managed to finally get a decent deal out of EE for an early upgrade, so today I sold my black iPhone 5 and got a white 32 on upgrade..

My first thoughts of the white were a little 'cheap' and 'tacky' when Apple showed it, but in the flesh it is gorgeous.

Very happy and for the record, both my black phones had marks and scuffs, and a generally poorer build quality but this white is immaculate and solid.

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The white is damn nice too. Honestly though I am perfectly fine with my choice with the 32gb black iPhone 5. My girlfriend has a white iPhone 5 and I do think it's nice too but since I had the 4S in white and an S3 in white, I felt a bit "drained" from seeing white all the time haha.

macrumors 6502

I went from black to white and I like the white a lot more.. with black one, I had to clean the back constantly due to fingerprints, plus I didn't want to deal with scratches on the black bezel. The only thing I liked about the black was the flushed black screen, but still like the white better.

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I have the black 5 and my wife has the white. The white one will hold up much better over time and is a nice looking phone. The black looks great, but if you don't keep it in a case 100% of the time it will look weathered in a matter of days. Considering that, switching to white isn't a bad move, especially when you want to sell it to purchase the 6.

macrumors 6502a

I went in there looking for a black 64gb but all they had was white 32gb. The genius told me I have 30 days to exchange if I want but the white is starting to grow on me. If anyone is worried about their sexuality for having the iPhone in white needs to look in the mirror

I have the black 5 and my wife has the white. The white one will hold up much better over time and is a nice looking phone. The black looks great, but if you don't keep it in a case 100% of the time it will look weathered in a matter of days. Considering that, switching to white isn't a bad move, especially when you want to sell it to purchase the 6.

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i disagree. i have never put any iPhones in cheap plastic cases and they always look mint. my 5 i bought on launch isn't in a case if i told u i bought it yesterday u would believe me. it's been almost 2 months to the day and zero scuffs zero scratches.

over time the white iphone will discolor especially the home button and in the sun it will look hideous. unlike u i speak from experience

macrumors 6502

I have the black 5 and my wife has the white. The white one will hold up much better over time and is a nice looking phone. The black looks great, but if you don't keep it in a case 100% of the time it will look weathered in a matter of days.

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I doubt it will weather in days and I still need to see all those weather iPhones.

I am sure it will show wear over time, but I am perfectly fine with that. My 3G had that too and it was no problem until the back actually cracked just from daily use.

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Very happy and for the record, both my black phones had marks and scuffs, and a generally poorer build quality but this white is immaculate and solid.

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This made me LOL.

I did hear that they make the white ones in the Tier 1 Foxconn plan where only tenured foxconn employees work and only after having had 8-10 hours of sleep and a hearty breakfast to ensure proper nutrients for assembling the "white" phones.

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All joking aside, I have yet to see a white one in person.

I am glad you like the white one. I may venture into that territory for the next iphone

macrumors 601

I have to agree. I'd disliked the look of the white phone ever since the initial iP5 leaks, but when they actually released and I had the chance to handle them I was surprised to find I much preferred it to the murdered-out black/slate version. It feels brighter and cleaner to me. Not to mention less scuff-prone.

macrumors 6502

I did hear that they make the white ones in the Tier 1 Foxconn plan where only tenured foxconn employees work and only after having had 8-10 hours of sleep and a hearty breakfast to ensure proper nutrients for assembling the "white" phones.

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That's ridiculous, they are just happier when assembling a friendly white iPhone instead of depressing black ones.

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the white iPhone 4/4s was the best. the 5 in white not so much don't know why,the all black iphone sold me in a second and i had all intentions of buying white .

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i disagree. i have never put any iPhones in cheap plastic cases and they always look mint. my 5 i bought on launch isn't in a case if i told u i bought it yesterday u would believe me. it's been almost 2 months to the day and zero scuffs zero scratches.

over time the white iphone will discolor especially the home button and in the sun it will look hideous. unlike u i speak from experience

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Actually, you speak ignorantly assuming I don't have experience. I had a black iPhone 5 that had much of the bezel showing through after less than a week. It was returned due to an antenna issue. When Apple gave me the replacement it was already scratched from the factory. I immediately showed the rep and he gave me another without scratches. My new one is in a case. I also had an iPhone 4 for over 2 years that looked new when I sold and it wasn't in a case. Before that I had the 3G, and I've seen many white iPhones, plenty of experience here.

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Actually, you speak ignorantly assuming I don't have experience. I had a black iPhone 5 that had much of the bezel showing through after less than a week.

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If you had a black iP5 with much of the bezel worn off after only a week, you had one with defective anodized coating. Speaking from experience in this case is meaningless as this isn't normal. Many of us (including myself) still have flawless black iP5 after two months.

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